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2. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first extruder parameter determines whether priming is performed with the extruder.
3. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first extruder parameter is a selection of a period of time during which priming is performed.
4. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first extruder parameter is a speed of an extruder screw.
5. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first extruder parameter is a speed of an extruder screw during priming.
6. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the additive manufacturing apparatus includes a pump downstream of the extruder, and the first set of print parameters further includes one or more print parameters for controlling the pump.
7. The additive manufacturing method of claim 1, wherein the first extruder parameter is a parameter for reversing a rotation direction of an extruder screw.
9. The additive manufacturing method of claim 8, wherein the first compression parameter is a parameter for controlling a compression roller of the compression device.
10. The additive manufacturing method of claim 9, wherein the extruder parameter is a speed of an extruder screw.
11. The additive manufacturing method of claim 8, wherein the first set of print parameters includes at least one print parameter for controlling a path of the nozzle when forming a boundary of a layer of the part and at least one print parameter for controlling a path of the nozzle when forming an infill within the boundary.
12. The additive manufacturing method of claim 8, wherein the extruder parameter is a parameter for adjusting the extruder during a priming process.
13. The additive manufacturing method of claim 8, wherein the extruder parameter is a parameter for reversing a rotation direction of an extruder screw.
14. The additive manufacturing method of claim 13, wherein extruder parameter reverses the rotation direction of the extruder screw while translating the nozzle.
16. The additive manufacturing method of claim 15, wherein the print parameter sets a speed of the pump.
17. The additive manufacturing method of claim 16, wherein the speed of the pump is a speed of the pump when depositing overlapping beads of material.
18. The additive manufacturing method of claim 15, wherein the extruder parameter is a speed of an extruder screw.
19. The additive manufacturing method of claim 15, wherein the extruder parameter is a parameter for reversing a rotation direction of an extruder screw.
20. The additive manufacturing method of claim 15, wherein the extruder parameter is a selection of a period of time during which priming is performed.
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August 15, 2023
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